GRE Word List
AVOCATION
a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.
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| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| reverberate | reflect |
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| replicate | duplicate |
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